Magpie, a dog from Satchel’s Last Resort, is heading to South Padre Island, where her scent-detection training will help conservationists locate and protect endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nests.

New research shows that the earliest sponges were soft bodied and lacked skeletons, explaining why their oldest fossils are ...

Being left- or right-handed – and the paw, eye, fin and wing equivalents – is a product of genes, development and the environment.

The Mississippi River flows for around 2,350 miles through the heart of the US. It drains an area of 1.2 million square miles – that's roughly 40% of the country – and at certain points is 11 miles ...

"Still conducting further identification." Authorities make shocking discovery after stopping smugglers at major port: ...